{"id":5223,"date":"2018-03-02T20:16:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbc-grp.primedigitalsoft.com\/sap-pcm\/business-intelligence-sap-bi\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:48:59","slug":"business-intelligence-sap-bi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rbc-grp.solutions\/en\/sap-pcm\/business-intelligence-sap-bi\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP BI (Business Intelligence)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1468309069628{margin-bottom: 100px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The SAP BI (Business Intelligence)<\/strong> solution package provides the ability for rapid access to heterogeneous data, its processing, and clear visualization to support decision-making.
\nAt RBC Group, it is represented by SAP BO\/BI<\/strong> solutions.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:22|text_align:justify|color:%23353535″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]However, when building a high-quality analytical reporting system, proper data storage and modeling organization plays a key role. Therefore, the SAP BI product line is complemented by a Data Warehouse based on SAP BW and SAP HANA. In particular, RBC Group supports and develops a pre-configured Data Model for banking activities: both developed in-house and as part of the SAP FSDP (Financial Services Data Platform) product based on HANA.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

SAP BO\/BI<\/h2>\n

Using the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Suite<\/strong> gives companies implementing it a significant competitive advantage. Top executives of companies using SAP BO\/BI<\/strong> can make effective decisions based on real data and react quickly to business-critical situations.<\/p>\n

Every employee in the company\u2014from director to analyst, wherever they may be\u2014can gain timely access to any information needed for the business. At the and time, business users’ information analysis capabilities are practically unlimited in terms of presentation tools, volume, and depth of data analysis. Crucially, the involvement of IT department personnel or developers in configuring analytical reports is kept to a minimum.<\/p>\n

Functionality and Key Features of SAP BO\/BI<\/h2>\n
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  • SAP Crystal Reports \u2013 a solution for reflecting data from various sources when compiling corporate reports in any fixed format.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence \u2013 a solution for interactive information analysis, as well as providing company employees with independent access to information in a web environment.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards \u2013 a solution necessary for creating flexible and intuitive interactive dashboards.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Explorer \u2013 a solution that enables fast analysis of so-called “Big Data”.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Analysis \u2013 a modern solution for fast analytical processing of data (OLAP).<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Live Office \u2013 a solution necessary for integrating business intelligence into Microsoft Office desktop applications to enhance convenience in daily work.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Mobile \u2013 provides remote access to information from any mobile device, which is critically important in today’s world.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects BI \u2013 the foundation of the information infrastructure, a scalable and flexible BI platform.<\/li>\n
  • SAP BusinessObjects Integration \u2013 this solution provides integration with various external applications and data sources, including business management systems based on SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    SAP BW<\/h2>\n

    SAP BW (Business Warehouse)<\/strong> is generally a classic data warehouse, as it provides tools for storing and analyzing massive arrays of data. At the same time, SAP BW<\/strong> focuses primarily on solving business tasks and, from the user’s perspective, does not require knowledge of the database structure.<\/p>\n

    Functionality and Key Features of SAP BW:<\/h2>\n
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    • Automatic data loading from various external sources through support for all known interfaces, as well as near-real-time loading capabilities;<\/li>\n
    • Loading stream modeling with parallel processing support;<\/li>\n
    • Numerous built-in data cleansing and transformation tools with the ability to expand them when implementing custom data logic;<\/li>\n
    • Visual data model development tools at the level of the user’s business view of required attributes and metrics (with OLAP technology tables created automatically in the database);<\/li>\n
    • Built-in business content: an industrial data model (attributes, metrics, and storage objects in the form of information cubes) and analytical reports across a wide range of business tasks;<\/li>\n
    • On-demand information distribution tools via various interaction channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      SAP BW comes with SAP BEx (Business Explorer) for generating flexibly configurable analytical reports supplemented with graphics and various design elements (buttons, combo boxes, etc.). Although the visual capabilities of SAP BO\/BI products are generally much broader, in certain cases using SAP BEx may be preferable due to its tight integration with Excel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”Want to know how SAP can be useful to your company?” h2_font_container=”font_size:20px|color:%23ffffff|line_height:24px” h2_use_theme_fonts=”yes” shape=”square” style=”flat” add_button=”right” btn_title=”send a request” btn_style=”flat” btn_color=”theme_style_2″ btn_align=”right” btn_i_align=”right” btn_i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-chevron-right” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” btn_link=”url:%2Fcontacts%2F||” btn_add_icon=”true” el_class=”third_bg_color” css=”.vc_custom_1519375234265{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}” btn_button_block=”true”][\/vc_cta][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

      The SAP HANA Platform and Features of Using It for Data Warehousing<\/h2>\n

      The SAP HANA<\/strong> platform is based on a next-generation DBMS operating on In-Memory technology, utilizing software and hardware optimization resources and tools to ensure:<\/p>\n

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      • high transaction processing speed;<\/li>\n
      • storage and processing of large volumes of information (Big Data);<\/li>\n
      • efficient handling of complex analytical queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        From a data warehousing implementation perspective, SAP HANA can either significantly enhance the functionality of the SAP BW Warehouse (see SAP BW\/4HANA) or serve as a standalone Data Warehouse. In the second case, the built-in business content characteristic of SAP BW\u2014such as universal and industrial “Star” data models\u2014is absent. Thus, when implementing a warehouse on SAP HANA, the Data Model must be built “from scratch” using HANA’s flexible capabilities and modeling tools based on HANA Studio.<\/p>\n

        Nevertheless, there are currently at least two implementation options for a pre-configured Data Model for banking business when building a warehouse on SAP HANA:<\/p>\n

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        • Using the SAP FSDP (Financial Services Data Platform) product:\n
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          • The predecessor to SAP FSDP comprises the corresponding components of the SAP Bank Analyzer product, currently implemented in many banks and other financial institutions for integrated financial and risk management;<\/li>\n
          • RBC Group has experience working with the integrated Data Model based on Bank Analyzer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • RBC Group supplies its own Data Model for the banking business, which offers the following advantages:\n
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            • Broader coverage of banking specifics compared to SAP FSDP;<\/li>\n
            • Optimization of the Data Model type depending on the purpose of the data processing layer (loading, storage, reporting) in SAP HANA \u2013 specifically, using the modern “Data World” Data Model concept for the data storage layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              In both proposed options, the logical Data Model is supplied in SAP Power Designer format, allowing it to be transferred into the physical SAP HANA model using the same SAP product.<\/p>\n

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              [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1468309069628{margin-bottom: 100px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The SAP BI (Business Intelligence) solution package provides the ability for rapid access to heterogeneous data, its processing, and clear visualization to support decision-making. At RBC Group, it is represented by SAP BO\/BI solutions.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:22|text_align:justify|color:%23353535″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]However, when building a high-quality analytical reporting system, proper data storage and modeling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":5219,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t